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May 25 1926. 1,586,447

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A. M. JAMES CONTAINER Filed August 13. 1925 2 Sheets-$heet 2 a lamu. Ja mes INVENTOR WITNESS ATTORNEY Patented May 25 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR M. JAMES, 0F J'OHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. I

CONTAINER.

Application filed August 13, 1923. Serial No. 657,052.

This invention relates to a container for electric detonators, the general ob ect of the .rm .r cevlce 1a 1 o a r fo tlc l 1 ti t tle eton to s can be easily removed from the device. when they are to be used.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view of one form of container, showing the same in closed condition.

Figure 2 is a view with the drawer part partly removed therefrom.

Figure 8 is a'section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view, in partly open position, of another form of the 1nvent1on.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the modified form shown in Figure 4 with the cover parts shown in open position by dotted lines.

The first form of the device comprises a case which is formed of insulating material and has one end open to receive the drawer part 2 which is also formed of insulating material. A flap 3, preferably formed of leather, has one end permanently fastened to the case and its other end is adapted to be fastened to the case by the snap fastener 4. This flap closes the open end of the case and covers the exposed end of the drawer. This drawer part is formed with three chambers 5, in one side and two chambers 6 in the other side, each chamber being designed to receive a detonator. I prefer to form these chambers" by bending the material from which the bottom of the drawer is made to provide the two rectangular shaped projections in the top part ofthe drawer which divide said top into the three chambers, these projections forming the two chambers in the bottom part of the drawer.

In the modification, the carrying member 7 is constructed like the drawer part of the device before mentioned and it has a cover 8 at each side thereof, the covers being hingedly connected with the rear edge of the member, as shown at 9. These covers have their flanges abutting each other when in closed position, so that the carrying member isentirely enclosed and the covers are held in closed position by the fastening strap 10 which is provided with the fastener 11.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a container which will hold five detonators, which is the limit allowed by law in the State of Pennsylvania. By making thecontainer of insulating material 7 there is no danger ofthe detonators being 'accldentally exploded and they are separated from each other which also removes the danger of explosion.

Itis thought'from the foregoing description that the advantagesand novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of theappended claim.

What I claim is A container for detonators including a movable drawer part formed of a sheet of insulating material bent upon itself a number of times at right angles to forma plurality of chambers 'openingin opposite directions and disposed in parallel relation, a cover part for receiving the drawer part and opened at one end, a flexible flap having one end permanently connected to the cover part and the other end extended across the end of the cover part and detachably connected to the opposite side thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ARTHUR M. JAMES. 

